General Minister Pradeep Paudel's request to the government not to reduce the OPD service
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- Thu, 23 April 2026
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress General Minister Pradip Paudel has drawn the attention of the government to the lack of OPD services in government hospitals during public holidays. General Minister Paudel said that OPD services stopped in the government reduced access to health services that should be accessible and convenient and added financial burden to patients.
He said that in the past, when he was in the Ministry of Health and Population, he encouraged doctors and health workers to work overtime and started the process of providing continuous services even on public holidays.
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